Compound appliance



July 14, 1931. A. w. CHARBONNEAU 1,814,895

COMPOUND APPLIANCE Filed Nov. 17, 1928 Patented July 14, 1931 UNITEDSTATES fol-*FICE f ALBERT W. CHARBONNEAU, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS,.ASSIG-NOR TO THE-ROBERTS SPECIALTY MANUFACTURING COMPANY,TNC., OFBOSTCN, MASSACHUSETTS, A COR- PORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS coMroUNn BrunnenApplication filed November 17,1928. SerialfNo. 320,080.

This invention has for its object to provide a simple, inexpensive andcompact compound appliance having instrumentalities adapted for avariety of purposes. More particularly the invention is in the nature ofan improvement on the combined bottle opener and temporary closure shownand described in the patent to Roberts No. 1,610,158, December 7, 1926,and consists in utilizing certain of the essential portions of thepatented construction for the purpose of attaching and housing an addedinstrumentality, preferably a corkscrew.

The foregoing and other objects of the invention, ltogether with meanswhereby the latter may be carried into effect, will best be understoodfrom the following description of a preferred illustrative embodimentthereof shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l'is a perspective view of the combined appliance, showing the samein use as a temporary bottle closure.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, showing the corkscrew in its housedposition.

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the corkscrew in the released positionwhich it tends normally to assume with its point disengaged from itshousing socket.

Fig. 4 is a section taken substantially on the line l1-4, Fig. 2, of theappliance removed from the bottle, showing in dotted lines the operativeposition of the corkscrew.

Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5, Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the blank from which the body portion of thedevice is formed.

Fig. 7 is a detail section on the line 7 7, Fig. 2.

As in Letters Patent No. 1,610,158, above referred to, the body of thedevice or appliance is preferably composed of resilient sheet metal andformed from a blank of l. substantially the shape shown in Fig. 6.

are connected' with the cap by outwardly disposed spring loopsy 19, andwhich are provided with inwardly turned lugs adapted to elngagethe beador iiange'21 on the bottle nec r. tended beyond the neckengaging means2O to constitute a combined'operating lever and crown seal remover 22.yf

In accordance withthe present invention one of the spring loops 19,herein that connecting the cap 15 with the spring'inger 18 having theextension 22,is'utilized asa hinge knuckle for the attachment of anauxiliary implement,`such as a corkscrew 23. To this end said yloop 19is preferably provided with a transverse slot 24 to receive an eye 25Which forms Athe terminal of the shank 26 of the corkscrew` andconstitutes a complementary hinge knuckle. The hinge is completed by' apin 27; which passes through the eye 25, engages the interioroffthe loopv19, and constitutes the hinge pintle. By this construction thecorkscrew is efectually connected with the cap by a hinge one knuckle ofwhich is provided by one of the spring loops which, in turn, constitutesan essential portion of the cap retaining means.

Also in accordance with the invention the combined operating lever andcrown seal remover 22 is provided with a longitudinally extendingoutstanding rib 28 the outer end of which is oii'set and is formed inone side with a socket 29. Said socket is disposed opposite the point ofthe corkscrew 23 but at oneside thereof when the latter is in theposition which it normally tends to assume, as shown in Fig. 3, andopens in a direction away therefrom. By springing vthe corkscrewlaterally out of its normal position, as shown in Fig. 2, its point canbe engaged with the laterally opening socket 29 as shown in Fig. 7,thereby housing and protecting the point as well as retaining thecorkscrew in the normal inoperative position shown in full lines inFigs. 1, 2 and 4. Said pointV can, however, be readily disengaged fromthe socket 29 and the corkscrew turned upon its hinge into its operativeposition shown in broken lines in Fig.A 4.

One ofthe spring fingers 18 is eX- Having thus described my invention,I-

claim:

1. A compound appliance of the character described comprising a bottlecap having spring fingers provided with means for engaging the bottleneck, one of said fingers having an extension beyond its neck engagingmeans, and a corkscrew hinged to said cap, said extension having asocket disposed opposite the point of said corkscrew but at one sidethereof when the latter is in normal position and opening awaytherefrom, said corkscrew being adapted to be sprung laterally to engagesaid point with said socket.l

2. A compound appliance of the character described comprising a bottlecap having lingers provided with means for engaging the bottle neck andconnected with said cap by outwardly disposed spring loops, one of saidloops having a transverse slot, the corresponding ingers having anextension beyond its neck engaging means constituting a combinedoperating lever, and crown seal remover, a corkscrew having a shankterminating in an eye received in said slot, and a pin passing throughsaid eye and engaging said loop, said extension having a longitudinallyextending rib provided in one side with a socket disposed opposite thepoint of said corkscrew but at one side thereof when the latter is innormal position andA opening away therefrom, said corkscrew beingadapted to be sprung laterally to engage said point with said socket.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

ALBERT W. GHARBONNEAU.

